Meanwhile Christmas was just around the corner. She wondered if Blaine had anything in mind. Maybe he planned to go away again. The thought of spending Christmas alone was depressing, but sending her back to Alex just for Christmas would be pointless unless he was ready to send her back for good. Loan or no loan, if she left she wasn’t coming back.
She soon had her answer. One evening he told her he was going to spend Christmas with his mother and wanted to take her with him.
“You want me to meet your mother?” she asked, somewhat incredulously.
“No. Since Thanksgiving she’s moved into a nursing home. I don’t think you want to accompany me there. I just don’t want to leave you here alone on Christmas. I’ll put you up in a nice hotel. I’ll be staying with you of course but you’ll have to
